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What is grace?

What is grace?

Prepare Yourself Spiritually

Grace is divine help and strength that we receive through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Through grace, we are saved from sin and death. In addition, grace is an enabling power that strengthens us from day to day and helps us endure to the end. Effort is required on our part to receive the fulness of the Lord’s grace.

Resources to Help You Prepare

These resources are to help you prepare for the “Learn together” section of the meeting.

Questions to Ponder before You Teach

What does grace mean to you? How has feeling the power of Jesus Christ helped change your life?

What do the young women know about grace? How can you help them understand the power of grace in their own lives?

What can the young women do to prepare to learn? For example, they could read a talk, watch a video, or study a scripture related to this doctrine.

Teaching in the Savior’s Way

The Savior taught His followers by helping them see examples of His teachings in their everyday lives. He used simple stories, parables, and real-life examples that made sense to them. How can you use examples to teach the young women about grace and how grace works in their lives?

Video: “We Learn”

Meeting Outline

1. Counsel Together and Share Experiences

Led by a member of the class presidency; approximately 5–10 minutes

Lead a discussion about items such as the following:

  • Our class: Who is missing today? What visits do we need to make? Who should we invite to an upcoming activity? Who needs our help and prayers?

  • Our responsibilities: What assignments do we need to make? What assignments have we fulfilled? How have we invited others to come unto Christ, and how can we invite others now?

  • Our lives: Remind the class of the discussion from the last meeting. What experiences have we had with applying what we learned? What experiences have we had in the past few weeks that strengthened our testimonies of the gospel?

If possible, discuss these items beforehand in a class presidency meeting.

2. Learn Together

Led by a leader or teacher or a member of the class; approximately 25–35 minutes

After studying the above resources and following the inspiration of the Spirit, you may select one or more of the activities below to help class members understand the doctrine.

  • Invite the young women to read portions of Elder J. Devn Cornish’s talk “Am I Good Enough? Will I Make It?” Ask them to look for answers to the following questions: What is grace? How can I receive grace in my life? How can I be more worthy of the Savior’s grace? Will I make it back to heaven? After the young women have had time to ponder these questions, invite them to think about a friend who might be struggling with his or her faith and confidence in the gospel. How could this talk help their friends?

  • Consider drawing an open gate and open windows on the board, and ask the young women to search the beginning of President Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s talk “The Gift of Grace” to find the comparison he makes between grace and these objects. Divide the remaining sections of the talk among the young women and ask them to write and share a one-sentence summary of what they learn about grace from their section. What will they do to draw on the Savior’s grace?

  • A few days in advance, ask one of the young women to study Matthew 18:24–33 and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s message “Be Ye Therefore Perfect—Eventually” to learn about why we need the Savior’s grace to become perfect. Ask the young woman to come to class prepared to lead a discussion about what she learned. Encourage her to share statements from Elder Holland’s message that she feels will help the young women understand the Savior’s grace.

  • Write brief summaries of the scriptures from this outline and place one summary on each wall of the room. Assign each young woman to read one of the scriptures and to then find and stand by the summary that matches her scripture. Ask the young women to share what they learn from their scriptures about grace. What evidence of grace do they see in their lives? What examples can they think of from the scriptures (such as Nephi, Ammon, and Alma the Younger)?

  • Invite each young woman to make a list of things she learns as she reads about grace in the Bible Dictionary and in True to the Faith. Ask the young women to share something from their lists and explain why it is meaningful to them. Invite them to find pictures (in the Gospel Art Book or a Church magazine) that show people who received grace or help from God, and ask them to share what they find about these people in pairs or small groups. What similar experiences can they share from their own lives?

3. Plan to Act

Led by a member of the class presidency; approximately 5–10 minutes

  • Ask the young women to discuss any feelings or impressions they had during the meeting. What was meaningful to them? Is there something they can do personally or as a class to apply what they have learned?

  • Give the young women a few minutes to record what they will do in the coming weeks to act on their impressions. Invite them to share their ideas.

  • Remind the young women that they will have the opportunity to share their experiences at the beginning of the next meeting.

Related Youth Activities

Plan a Mutual activity that will help the young women apply what they learned in this lesson.